Hook fastener



Jan. 14, 1936.

c, L, sHELDo'N HOOK FASTENER Filed DSC. 5, 1954 Patented Jan. 14, 193eUNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE HOOK FASTENER Application December 5, 1934,Serial No. 756,079

2 Claims.

This invention relates to hook fasteners and is particularly useful inthe manufacture of shoes or other articles of apparel and the like.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide security,simplicity and efficiency of operation in a fastener device, and toprovide against accidental injury to the catch element thereof.

Other objects will appear from the following description and theaccompanying drawing.

Of the drawing: Fig.- 1 is a perspective view of the fastener catch inits preferred form.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the catch as applied to a shoe part, part ofthe shoe strap, which carries the hook element, being also shown andpart broken away so as to show only the catch of the fastener.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of F.lg. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, but includingthe end of the strap and the hook member attached thereto.

Referring to the drawing, the catch member is designated by the numeralI0 and in its preferred form comprises a single piece of sheet metal`folded upon itself to provide a flat attaching base II, having a singlerivet opening I2, and a pair of spurs I3, I3', for holding it againstrotative movement, and, spaced therefrom, a horseshoe shaped catchelement I4 or loop for engaging the hook. An integral lug I5 turned downfrom the catch element and impinging against the attaching base, servesas a prop to hold the catch in spaced relation to the base againstaccidentally applied forces tending to flatten the catch.

The hook member I6 is the same as the hook member of the patent ofFrederic C. Hood No. 1,787,728, issued January 6, 1931, and comprises aplate I1 formed with a centrally located projecting hook I8 and a pairof slotted openings I9,

I9 through which the strap 20 is laced.

The catch member comprising the subject matter of the presentapplication insures sufficient space for the hook to enter at all times,said space not being affected by bending of the material to which thecatch is attached, as when the material is curved around the instep of afoot. The use of only one rivet limits weakening of the material, towhich the catch is applied, to a. minimum.

I claim:

1. A catch for engaging a hook fastener, said catch comprising a singlepiece of metal formed to provide a flat base member, a hook-engagingloop member extending along said base and spaced therefrom, and a lugformed on one of said members and extending toward the other andimpnging thereagainst for holding said members in spaced relation saidbase member being directly beneath said loop member so as to beconcealed thereby.

2. A catch for engaging a hook fastener, said catch comprising a singlepiece of sheet metal formed to provide a flat base member having a.central rivet opening and a garment engaging spur, a hook-engaging loopmember integral therewith and extending over said base in spaced.relation thereto, and a marginal wall integral with one of said membersand located between the members for holding them in spaced relation.

CHARLES L. SHELDON,

